Association between cardiovascular comorbidities and hospital admission in SARS-CoV-2 patients
Eur Heart J
; 43(Suppl 2), 2022.
Article
in English
| PubMed Central | ID: covidwho-2107458
ABSTRACT
Background:
SARS-CoV-2 infection affects the cardiovascular system and can result in vascular dysregulation and dysfunction. However, the hospitalization rates due to pre-existing cardiovascular disease and concomitant SARS-CoV-2 infection are not fully known.Purpose:
To further elucidate the association between hospitalization and SARS-CoV-2 patients with pre-existing cardiovascular disease. We hypothesize that pre-existing cardiovascular disease is positively associated with hospitalization in patients who test positive for SARS-CoV-2.Methods:
This is a retrospective study of patients 18 years and older who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 between March 2020 and April 2021. Patients with cardiovascular co-morbidities, specifically hypertension, coronary artery disease (CAD), heart failure, were analyzed. The primary outcome was hospitalization. Secondary outcomes were all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction (MI), vasopressor use, hypotension, intubation, and acute kidney injury. Multivariate logistic regression analysis adjusted for demographics and comorbidities.Results:
We identified 23,076 patients who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2;the hospitalization rate was 11.8% (2,721 patients). The incidence was 722 (26.5%) for CAD, 2068 (76%) for hypertension, 534 (91.3%) for heart failure, 188 (6.9%) for ESRD, 1484 (58.6%) for diabetes in patients who were hospitalized. The adjusted odds ratio (OR) of hospitalization was of 1.54 (95% Confidence Interval [CI] 1.112–2.125;p<0.009) in patients with CAD, 5.730 (95% CI 4.685–7.009;p<0.001) in patients with hypertension, 3.639 (95% CI 2.308–5.737;p<0.001) in patients with heart failure. Use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) (p<0.001) was associated with reduced hospitalization, while the use of hydralazine (p<0.001), beta-blockers (p<0.001), and calcium channel blockers (p<0.001) were associated with increased hospitalization.Conclusion:
SARS-CoV-2 positive patients with CAD, hypertension or heart failure were associated with increased hospitalization. Admitted patients were more likely to be taking calcium channel blockers, beta-blockers, and hydralazine. In contrast, these patients were also less likely to be taking ACEI. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding sources None.
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Eur Heart J
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2022
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